Edit: solved , Issues installing mint 22.3 cinnamon

[robust lynx]

I installed UNetbootin, as I do not have a flash drive spare to install the regular way, I have the iso downloaded on my C drive, I give UNetbootin the path for it (C:Linux_mint.iso), I restart my PC, go into boot menu, choose UNetbootin, select start Linux mint cinnamon 64 bit, but it keeps throwing out the same error (cannot find the iso ${iso_path}

I've gone back into windows 10, made sure I followed the tutorial correctly, but I get this error regardless, even if I attempt to launch mint in compatability mode

Windows 10 isn't allowing me to shrink my SSD volume either

I have 115GB free on my SSD, but I can't shrink it because after looking it up it's saying something about unmovable files which windows cannot relocate or shrink

Further info: I do not own a flash drive to install Linux that way

[shrewd current]

Shrink Windows drive safely with Aomei: #1366753008087728148 message

use that to shrink.

also see about ULLI . Mental Outlaw has a vid about it on youtube.

only need about 3.5 GB for ULLI to do its live thing. For Linux itself, allow at least 55 GB of unallocated space.

[robust lynx]

Okay thank you I'll try that now

[robust lynx]

Edit: solved , Issues installing mint 22.3 cinnamon

[shrewd current]

fully installed?

[robust lynx]

Yeah fully functioning now 🙂

[shrewd current]

did u use unet or ULLI?

[robust lynx]

Neither worked for me so I eventually just politely asked my next door neighbour if he had a flash drive I could borrow for maybe an hour, and he handed me one he hadn't even opened yet

[shrewd current]

if you used etcher on it, you best fully reformat it GOOD before giving it back

since etcher is a dirty dog to remove on windows.

the 'format usb' tool in windows wont handle it

linux Disks app has no issues though with formatting the uab tho, from its dots menu